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- Elm Hill Marina
- 3361 Bell Rd
Nashville, Tennessee 37214
(615) 889-5363
www.elmhillmarina.com
- Fate Sanders Marina
- 3157 Weakly Lane
Smyrna, Tennessee 37167
(615) 459-6219
www.fatesandersmarina.com
- Four Corners Marina
- 4027 Lavergne Couchville Pike
Antioch, Tennessee 37013
(615) 641-9523
- Hamilton Creek Sailboat
- 2901 Bell Rd
Nashville, Tennessee 37214
(615) 862-8472
- Nashville Shores Yacht Club and Marina
- 4001 Bell Road
Hermitage, Tennessee 37076
(615) 883-0413
www.nashvilleshores.com
- Percy Priest Marina & Yacht Club
- PO Box 150642
Nashville, TN 37215-0642
www.ppyc.org
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Percy Priest reservoir was constructed by The Army Corps of Engineers at mile marker
6.8 on the Stone River, and is surrounded by Davidson, Wilson, and Rutherford
Counties. Construction of the reservoir started on June 29, 1963. Filling of the
reservoir began on September 18, 1967 and the dam went into commercial operation
February 3, 1970. The cost of the Percy Priest Project was $53,461,300.
Percy Priest Lake covers an area of 14,400 square acres, and has 265 miles of
shoreline. At normal maximum pool the lake storage capacity is 392,000 acre feet of
water, with a maximum storage capability of 652,000 acre feet of water. The water
shed area of the lake is 892 square miles.
Percy Priest Dam is 147 feet high and 2,716 feet in length, with 2,052.5 feet of that
being earth embankment. Construction of the dam required 226,400 cubic yards of
concrete; 3,100,500 cubic yards of earth and rock excavation; and 1,788,100 cubic
yards of earth and rock fill.
The lake offers a variety of outdoor recreation to over 5,000,000 visitors each year
including fishing, camping, boating, canoing, swimming, skiing, hiking, horseback riding,
and much more. Percy Priest Lake is located 10 miles east of Nashville, with major
access roads being Highway 41/70S and Interstate 40.
6.8 on the Stone River, and is surrounded by Davidson, Wilson, and Rutherford
Counties. Construction of the reservoir started on June 29, 1963. Filling of the
reservoir began on September 18, 1967 and the dam went into commercial operation
February 3, 1970. The cost of the Percy Priest Project was $53,461,300.
Percy Priest Lake covers an area of 14,400 square acres, and has 265 miles of
shoreline. At normal maximum pool the lake storage capacity is 392,000 acre feet of
water, with a maximum storage capability of 652,000 acre feet of water. The water
shed area of the lake is 892 square miles.
Percy Priest Dam is 147 feet high and 2,716 feet in length, with 2,052.5 feet of that
being earth embankment. Construction of the dam required 226,400 cubic yards of
concrete; 3,100,500 cubic yards of earth and rock excavation; and 1,788,100 cubic
yards of earth and rock fill.
The lake offers a variety of outdoor recreation to over 5,000,000 visitors each year
including fishing, camping, boating, canoing, swimming, skiing, hiking, horseback riding,
and much more. Percy Priest Lake is located 10 miles east of Nashville, with major
access roads being Highway 41/70S and Interstate 40.
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